Antarctic Taxa

Fauna Species within 1.0 degrees of the position

(Latitude 66° 17' 00.0" S Longitude 162° 18' 00.0" E )

Use the link on the Scientific Name to see full details of that taxa. The Observations link allows the user to search for observations near this place.

Any species that are protected are indicated by a *

Scientific NameAuthorityCommon Name   Observations
Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 Emperor Penguin Observations
Calanoides acutus (Giesbrecht,1902) Observations
Calanus simillimus Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Clausocalanus brevipes Frost and Fleminger, 1968 Observations
Cryptopygus cisantarcticus Wise, 1967 Springtail Observations
Daption capense (Linnaeus,1758) Cape Petrel Observations
Euphausia crystallorophias Holt and Tattersall, 1906 Observations
Euphausia superba Dana, 1852 krill Observations
Fritillaria sp. Observations
Fulmarus glacialoides (Smith,1840) Southern Fulmar Observations
Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson,1826) Weddell Seal * Observations
Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl,1820) Wilson's Storm Petrel Observations
Oikopleura sp. Observations
Oithona similis Claus, 1866 Observations
Pagodroma nivea (Forster,1777) Snow Petrel Observations
Pterodroma inexpectata (Forster,1844) Mottled Petrel Observations
Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron and Jacquinot,1841) Adelie Penguin Observations
Pygoscelis antarctica (Forster,1781) Chinstrap Penguin Observations
Rhincalanus gigas Brady, 1883 Observations
Stereotydeus delicatus Observations
Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Petrel Observations
Themisto gaudichaudi Guerin,1825 Observations
Thysanoessa macrura G.O Sars, 1883 Observations

For additional taxa, see the Search Taxonomy page of Antarctic Biodiversity.